Judge: Facebook Can Be Sued Over "Timeline"A judge has permitted a lawsuit over the word "timeline" to continue. Timelines.com is suing Facebook over their use of the term, for which the smaller firm claims prior use.

Report: Facebook Looks At Incorporating HashtagsFacebook is testing whether to follow Twitter's lead and allow users to click on a hashtag to pull up all posts about similar topics or events so it can quickly index conversations around trending topics and build those conversations up, giving users more reason to stay logged in and see more ads.

Stanford Research: Each Facebook Post Seen By One In Three FriendsWhen you share content in an online social network, who is listening?[br]Users have scarce information about who actually sees their content, making their audience seem invisible and difficult to estimate.[br]However, understanding this invisible audience can impact both science and design, since perceived audiences influence content production and self-presentation online.

Facebook Says It Found No Evidence Of User Data Hacked"We will continue to work with law enforcement and the other organizations and entities affected by this attack. It is in everyone's interests for our industry to work together to prevent attacks such as these in the future."

Facebook Testing Pay-To-Message UsersThis test is designed to address situations where neither social nor algorithmic signals are sufficient. For example, if you want to send a message to someone you heard speak at an event but are not friends with, or if you want to message someone about a job opportunity, you can use this feature to reach their Inbox. For the receiver, this test allows them to hear from people who have an important message to send them.

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InstaGram Claims The Right To Sell Your PhotosUnder the new policy, Facebook claims the perpetual right to license all public Instagram photos to companies or any other organization, including for advertising purposes, which would effectively transform the Web site into the world's largest stock photo agency.

Facebook Offering Purchase Tracking From AdsThe conversion tool is specifically designed for so-called direct response marketers, such as online retailers and travel websites that advertise with the goal of drumming up immediate sales rather than for longer-term brand-building.

Facebook 'Want' Button Being Tested"People will be able to engage with these collections and share things they are interested in with their friends. People can click through and buy these items off of Facebook,"

Facebook Adds Sponsored Search Advertising Option"Facebook on Wednesday officially launched a new type of ad that shows up when you use the social network's search bar. The new ads, called "Sponsored Results," to a degree follow in the footsteps of one of Facebook's biggest rivals: Google."